Goole

British

/ ɡuːl /

noun

an inland port in NE England, in the East Riding of Yorkshire at the confluence of the Ouse and Don Rivers, 75 km (47 miles) from the North Sea. Pop: 18 741 (2001)

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Kirsty Connor, from Citizens Advice, said the sessions will be held every week at the charity's offices in Bridlington, Beverley and Goole.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

Their first home was a disused waterworks in Rawcliffe Bridge, near Goole.

From BBC • Dec. 14, 2025

"I knew she wasn't feeling herself in there," Meg, from Goole, says.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2024

Tuesday's 154.7km run from Goole to Beverley is also expected to favour the sprinters.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2023

It was known that the VIIth Corps, under Von Bristram, had landed at Goole, and that General Graf Haeseler had landed at Hull, New Holland, and Grimsby.

From The Invasion by Le Queux, William

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